Dr. Niraj Kumar

EDUCATION

Ph.D., M. Tech, B. Tech

WORK EXPERIENCE

7.8 Years (Teaching +Industry)

BIOGRAPHY

Niraj Kumar received his B. Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from U.P.T.U. and M. Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India. He is currently working as Assistant Professor, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India. His research interests include Solar Energy & Production Engineering. He has published around 20 research papers in reputed international journals and conferences. He has published 03 book chapters in SCOPUS indexed book.

INTEREST AREA(S)

Solar Energy & Production Engineering.

PROJECTS

RESEARCH PROJECT COMPLETED UNDER NPIU/MHRD (Now MoE) SCHEME

• As a PI “Hybrid Solar Air Heater for Space Heating and Crop Drying”, Amount: 1261000 INR
• As a Co-PI “Development of Solar Powered Thermoelectric Cooler Using Desiccant Dehumidification”, Amount: 971000 INR
• As a Co-PI“Solar Pump Irrigation Based on PV Cell Technology”, Amount: 967000 INR

PATENTS

PUBLISHED PATENTS INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL

• Patent Published on “PNUMATIC CHIPS COLLECTING APPRATUS” (Application No.:PCT/IB2020/050137)
• Patent Published on “STONE CRUSHING MACHINE” (Application No.:201811035040)
• Patent Published on “A SOLAR HEATING APPRATUS” (Application No.: 201911037065)
• Patent Published on “System for Disposing Agriculture Waste” (Application No.:202011045179)
• Patent Published on “Solar Pump Irrigation Based on Photovoltaic (PV) Cell Technology” (Application No.:202111000580)
• Patent Published on “Desiccant Assisted Air Conditioning System” (Application No.:202111000055)
• Patent Published on “Hybrid Solar Air Heater for Space Heating and Crop Drying” (Application No.:202111000280)

PUBLICATIONS

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

• Kumar N. and Kumar P. Influence of machining parameters on surface roughness and dry friction. Engineering Solid Mechanics-Growing Science2016; 4: 109-116. (SCOPUS)
• Kumar N. and Kumar P. New equations for enhanced film thickness in line contacts under pressurized ambient conditions. IMechE Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology2017; 231(5): 616-622. (SCIE)
• Kumar N. and Kumar P. Lubricant selection for minimum traction in EHL line contacts during accelerated motion – A numerical approach. ASME-Journal of Tribology2017; 139: 051502-1-5. (SCIE)
• Kumar P andKumar N. Surface roughness effects in pure sliding EHL line contacts with Carreau-type shear-thinning lubricants. International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, mechatronics and Manufacturing Engineering 2014; 8(6); 1112-1117. (OSI)
• Kumar P andKumar N. Traction behavior of linear piezo-viscous lubricants in rough EHL contacts. International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, mechatronics and Manufacturing Engineering 2016; 10(7): 1162-1169. (OSI)
• Triphati, V. Singh, V.R. Mishra, A. Nigam, Kumar N.and A. Maheswari “Comparative assessment of performance and emission characteristics of a C.I. engine using biodiesel and Gtl (gas to liquid) fuel” International journal of Engineering and Technology, 7 (4.39) 2018) 725-729. (SCOPUS)
• Singh, V. R. Mishra, A. Nigam, Kumar N., A. Maheswari and S. Kushwaha “Experimental investigation of solar room heater for commercial purpose” International journal of Engineering and Technology, 7 (4.39) 2018) 718-721. (SCOPUS)
• Nigam, V. Singh, Kumar N.and A. Maheswari “Influence of supply chain management on production cost and productivity-A case study” International journal of Engineering and Technology, 7 (4.39) 2018) 722-724. (SCOPUS)
• Maheswari, Kumar N., V. Singh, V. Saxena and M. K. Singh “Numerical simulation of flow past a flat plate with anti-singing trailing edge” IOP Conference Series: Material Science and Engineering 691 (2019) 012021. (SCOPUS)
• Saxena, Niraj Kumar, V. K. Saxena, V. Singh. Kumar N.and A. Maheswari “Experimental investigation for rheological characteristics of TiO₂ nanoparticles doped diesel, biodiesel fuel blends for use in compression ignition engine” IOP Conference Series: Material Science and Engineering 691 (2019) 012022. (SCOPUS)
• Singh, V.S. Yadav, Kumar N., A. Maheswari, A. Varshney, M.K. Singh, O.P. Upadhyay and B.K. Gandhi “Experimental and Computational Investigation of Flow Fields Using Accelerated Erosion Test Ring (AETR)” Journal of Engineering Research DOI: 10.36909/jer/ICCEMME, 2021.(SCIE)
• Maheswari, M.K. Singh, Y. K. Prajapati, Kumar N.,and Vineet Singh “Experimental Investigation of Desiccant Dehumidification Based Thermoelectric Air-conditioning System” Journal of Engineering Research DOI: 10.36909/jer.13001, 2021. (SCIE)
• Singh, V. S. Yadav, M. Kumar & Kumar N., Optimization and Validation of Solar Pump Performance by MATLAB Simulink and RSM. EVERGREEN Joint Journal of Novel Carbon Resource Sciences & Green Asia Strategy,Vol. 9, Issue 04, pp 1110-1125, December 2022. (SCOPUS)
• Singh, V. S. Yadav, A. B. Barnwal, J.K. Bhutto, R. Verma, P. Singh & Kumar N., Compression of Different Designs of Solar Air Heater with the simple Solar Heater of Having Reflecting Mirrors. Proc, IMechE Part C, JMES, 1-18, IMechE 2023, DOI: 10:1177/09544062231158530.(SCI)
• Kumar N,K. Singh, V.S. Yadav, V. Singh & A. Maheswari. A comparative analysis of Ribs and Cans Type Solar Air Heater. EVERGREEN joint journal of novel carbon resource sciences and green Asia strategy. Vol 10, Issue 03, pp 1449-1459, September 2023. (SCOPUS)
• Singh, V. Yadav, Kumar N.,M. Kumar & M.K. Singh. Optimum design and analysis of Solar Pump with the help of Genetic Algorithm a MATLAB tool and RSM tool at minimum cost. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy DOI: 10.1002/ep.14308, September 2023. (SCIE)
• Singh, V. Yadav, V. Trivedi, M. Kumar & Kumar N.,Application of response surface methodology for analyzing and optimizing the finned solar air heater. Journal of Thermal Science DOI.org/10.1007/s11630-024-1934-z, 2024 (SCIE).

INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL CONFERENCE

• Kumar N. and Kumar P. “Surface roughness and shear thinning effects on EHL traction during accelerated motion” NCRAME National Conference In NIT, Kurukshetra 2017; 2: 42-47.
• Kumar N., M.K. Singh, V.S. Yadav, V. Singh and A. Maheswari “A review of hybrid solar air heater” ICAREMIT-2020 In MJPRU, Bareilly 2020; 149-151.
• Singh, V. Saxena, V. S. Yadav, Kumar. Nand A. Maheswari “Solar pump irrigation-A Review” ICAREMIT-2020 In MJPRU, Bareilly 2020; 167-169.

BOOK CHAPTER

• Kumar N.,Singh M.K., Yadav V.S., Singh V., Maheswari A. (2022) An Experimental Investigation of Ribbed Solar Air Heater—Free Convection. Recent Advances in Industrial Production. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer,Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5281-3_35
• Singh V., Yadav V.S., Saxena V., Kumar N.,Maheswari A. (2022) Theoretical Analysis of 1st Law and 2nd Law Efficiency of a Solar Pump for Geographical Location 28.10′N, 78.23′E. Recent Advances in Industrial Production. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5281-3_39
• Maheswari A., Singh M.K., Prajapati Y.K., Kumar N.,Singh V. (2022) Experimental Analysis of a Thermoelectric Air-Conditioning System with Desiccant Dehumidification. Recent Advances in Industrial Production. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5281-3_40

COURSES TAUGHT

• Manufacturing Technology
• Basic Mechanical Engineering
• Tribology
• Engineering Drawing & Design Lab
• Workshop Lab
• Production Technology Lab

STC/WORKSHOP/FDP/TRAINING ATTENDED/PARTICIPATE

• Four Week Training Program on CATIA from15-06-2006 to 12-07-2006 at IIT Roorkee.
• Participated in STC on “CFD Applications in Tribology” 19-21 April 2013 at NIT Kurukshetra.
• Participated in one-week STC on “Advanced in Manufacturing” 17-22 October 2016 at NIT Kurukshetra.
• Attended one-week Faculty Induction Program/FDP from 20-24 January 2018 at IIT Kanpur.
• Participated in one-week workshop on “SAR Filling Process” from 2-6 April 2018 organized by FET, MJPRU, Bareilly.
• Participated in one-week Faculty Development Program from 17-21 June 2019 at IIT Roorkee.
• Participated in one-week FDP on “Virtual Instrumentation Using Lab View Software” From 8-12 July 2019 at MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly.
• Participated in one-week online STC on “Supply Chain Management: Challenges & Strategies” From 13-17, July 2020, Organized by B.R. Ambedkar, NIT Jalandhar.
• Participated in one-week online STC on “Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing: Opportunities & Challenges” From 20-24 July 2020, Organized by B.R. Ambedkar, NIT Jalandhar.
• Participated in one-week online STC on “Reliability, Maintainability & Quality Issues in Process Industries” From 04-08 August 2020, Organized by B.R. Ambedkar, NIT Jalandhar.
• One-week online FDP on “Artificial Intelligence Using Python” From 14-19 September 2020, organized by Marry Integrated Campus Hyderabad.
• 3-Days STC on "Fundamentals on Anaerobic Digestion and Compressed Biogas” From 26-28 November 2020, Organized by IIT Delhi.
• Two-week Workshop on “Mathematical Foundations of Data Science” 20 Mar-01 April 2023. Organized by JIIT Noida.
• One-week FDP on “Industry 5.0: Challenges & Opportunities” 17 -22 April 2023. Organized by IIMT Meerut.
• 5-days virtual FDP on “Advancements and Innovations in Cellular Communication and Signal Transduction” 17 -21 July 2023. Organized by JIIT Noida.
• Two-week Workshop on Elements of Data Management and Analytics. 01 Apr- 13 Apr 2024. Organized by JIIT Noida.